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Thursday, January 22, 2009

posted by Chi-Chi at 1/22/2009 | Permalink

TARAJI P. HENSON SCORES OSCAR NOMINATION

Taraji P. Henson secured her first ever Oscar nomination for role in "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button." (Taraji picked up the Best Supporting Actress in A Motion Role nod. Remember her from "Baby Boy" or "The Family That Preys"?!) The film lead Academy Awards nominations with 13 nods according to The Huffington Post. I thought Queenie (Taraji's on-screen character) was the heart of the film...and Clutch magazine concurred. Congrats to Taraji!

Photo: Reuters

Check out Taraji's interview with Black Tree Media about her role as Brad Pitt (Benjamin Button)'s on-screen mother Queenie.

Read the full 2009 Academy Awards nominations here. The 80th Annual Academy Awards with host Hugh Jackman will air live on ABC on February 22nd.

Labels: Box Office Hoopla, Taraji P. Henson

4 Comments:

At 2:03 PM, Anonymous

Beautiful pic of Taraji! Congrats to her and Viola!

At 3:10 PM, Chi-Chi

Is it me or does Viola Davis look like a younger Oprah Winfrey??? I thought it was interesting that Doubt producers decided pass the role from Oprah to Viola. Hmm...

I'm glad Viola got nominated but I'm rooting for Queenie - I mean Taraji.

At 9:12 PM, Anonymous

Yes, she does!

Although, I haven't seen either movie(had no idea the role was passed) I'm rooting for Taraji too! I'm more familiar with her. However, I won't be mad if Viola wins either

At 12:10 AM, Chi-Chi

Thanks Lola! Viola could play Oprah in a biopic in the future.

I'm also familar with Taraji from "Baby Boy" and "The Family That Preys." I hope she wins but if not it's always great to be nominated.